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A member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India
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rajpoot
Word definitions for rajpoot in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rajpoot \Raj`poot"\, Rajput \Raj`put"\ (r[aum]j`p[=oo]t"), n. A Hindoo of the second, or royal and military, caste; a Kshatriya; especially, an inhabitant of the country of Rajpootana, in northern central India.
Usage examples of rajpoot.
Mahommedan Tartar, who lorded it over the ancient enchorial culture of Rajpoot and Brahmin.
Govind, who bestowed on himself and his followers the title of Singh, or lion-hearted, hitherto an epithet appropriated in this connection by the Rajpoot nobility, devoted the strong energies of his vigourous and daring nature to the purpose of establishing the faith of Nanuk by force of arms.